14 February 2013

Abstract:The birth of the first stars and galaxies has been one
of the "final frontiers" of cosmology for many years, as it holds
the keys to understanding the birth of complexity in our
universe. Probing this "cosmic dawn" must await future
instruments, but even today we are making substantial progress in
understanding the not-too-distant descendants of these first
galaxies. I will describe recent progress in observations and
models of galaxies at redshifts above 6 and then describe some of
their implications for future observations.